'70 Grande

This announced reissue caught me by surprise! I can't remember if this kit had separate pieces for it's front and rear suspensions or not; anybody remember? (Or did it have no real front suspension pieces other than the wheels-mounting-pins, and a 1-piece/separate rear suspension/axle/springs piece with the driveshaft molded-directly into the main chassis piece)?

Emmanuel, That is a very nice "save" of a gluebomb built-up! That paint color looks excellent on this build! Your choice for using the Gremlin's wheels was a good one also; excellent build!

Love this build of a "not-often-seen" subject. '71 Fords might not have been extremely-successful in Nascar, but they sure did make great looking race cars! Excellent job on this build. I'd like to see a straight-on photo of the rear of this build, so i can better-see your hand-done paintwork on the tail light panel!

Love this build! You really pulled-off the "tough, street-racer" look! Your engine and interior look excellent, as well as your Blue paintwork!

Let's see... I made a post way back on page 18 regarding the mis-positioned beltline trim. It looks to me like Revell got the beltline positioned correctly behind the rear wheel well, but then it incorrectly steps-down on the door and front fender; another flaw in the execution of this kit's body.

The mention of the door lock's position was an inaccuracy that I missed; when I went to look at it, I actually did a belly-laugh! Wow, a detail so simple, yet so far off.

It seems to me that Revell, "did the right thing" several years ago when they released their '68 Dodge Charger kit with a inaccurately-shaped body, (again, mostly roofline issues), and then went to the expense to pull the product off of the shelves, and retool the body piece correctly, and then reissue the corrected-kit. I believe most car modelers realized the expense they incurred to do this, and truly appreciated the corrective measures that they took. Since then, reissues of that same kit have sold well, end-result; a "win-win" situation for us modelers and hopefully a "win-win" financially for Revell. If most of the chassis, engine and interior components of this Mustang kit are well-done and accurately reflect the 1:1 Mustang, (I think that's what I'm hearing/reading about this new Mustang kit), then it seems like a good candidate for Revell to "do the right thing again" with; correct the body issues and reissue to a customer-base that would understand and appreciate their efforts and their financial investment.

In addition to the roofline issues, I can easily see that the beltline trim seems correctly positioned behind the rear wheel well, but then it steps-down on the door and front fender, where on the 1:1, the beltline looks to line-up-evenly all the way across the entire length of the body.

Mine was my 1970 Ford Mustang Grande, (hence, my forum name). My car was a T-5 car; 351 Windsor, Dark Blue paint with a Black interior and vinyl top. It had no Mustang nametags or badges on it anywhere. The car was manufactured in Feb. of 1970, exported to Germany and sold there. In Germany, at that time, there was already another German automotive product that used the "Mustang" name, so Ford was not allowed to sell Mustangs or use the Mustang name in Germany. Hence, all Mustangs sold in Germany were labelled T-5's only. A US Army Lieutenant purchased my car brand new in Germany, drove it on the Autobaun for 2 years, then upon his return to the states, decided to have the car shipped back to the USA because he loved driving it so much. I bought it from him a few years later, and I loved driving it as much or more than he did! Sure wish I still had it...

I like this project; you're off to a good start! I think the hood scoop looks good. My only suggestion; the rear wheels in your first photo appear to me to be too "modern" for a 1960's-era gasser. It looks like you went to a different rear wheel in your last photo, but it might also be a little too modern-looking. Of course, wheel-choice is entirely up to you and whatever wheels you think look the best on your build! (I've build many a race car with wheels that weren't "correct" for it, but they just had the "look" that I wanted).

Wow, Carl, this is an awesome build! Your paintwork is outstanding! One of my favorite subjects too, mid-1960's Ford!

The pretty girl that lived 3 doors down from me when I was growing up, (I was 14 at the time; she was 13...)... anyway, her mother owned a '67 T-Bird just like this one, but in a Pale Green paint color with a Dark Green interior. I rode to school in it a couple of times. If I recall correctly, the interior on this T-Birds was really well done, with high-quality materials and a beautiful look and feel. And these cars just "floated" down the road with an excellent ride-quality... I always thought the looks of these 4-door Birds was "okay for a 4-door...", but the quality of these Birds is what has always stood-out in my mind!

Really like this build! Your chassis paintwork is outstanding! How did you get the edges of the frame "highlighted" like you did, (especially right behind the front suspension and front wheels)? It looks really good; I'd like to try your technique on some of my future builds!

Wow, that paint-method on your tail-lights really worked well! Nice job!

Nice build; looking forward to seeing it once you get the hood revised and completed. Did you use parts box tail-lights on this build, and if so, where'd you get 'em? I seem to remember the Revell kit-supplied tail-lights being a real weak-point in this kit, and yours look very good... too good to be the kit-supplied parts!

It's definitely a 1/25 MPC kit; I suspect the box shown behind it is the actual box for the model. I'm thinking it's the 1983 GT

That is a beautiful build. Your paint and detail work are excellent!

This kit is on my, "yet-to-purchase" list. Did you have any difficulties putting it together? Your build and it's paintwork are outstanding!

Beautiful build! Are the tail-lights positioned in the bumperettes? (Nice custom-touch, if they are)!

I'm pretty certain that he'll like it; it's a fantastic build! Does it have the kit-supplied 426 Hemi underneath the hood, or something else?

In all my years of modeling, I have never seen this kit built and painted in the color of Red, or in this case, Bright Red! It looks fantastic; nice job!

Awesome build of some awesome subject matter. You've got one of the best builds of this venerable kit that I have seen in a long time!

Andy, Beautiful build! Your paintwork and detailing are excellent! Give us some info on how you achieved that semi-gloss Black paint on the body.

Clyde, Nicely done, as always with your builds!

I hadn't considered getting this kit, but, now after seeing your build-up, I think its gonna be on my "go out and get" list. Nice job. I agree with others; it really looks good in the Purple paint color!